Childhood Lead Poisoning Surveillance Report

Total children tested
Number with results > 10 mcg/dL
Number with results > 15 mcg/dL

272,757
9,843
3,302

Total children tested
Number with results > 10 mcg/dL
Number with results > 15 mcg/dL

275,108
8,123
2,765

Number > 15 mcg/dL by geographic region

2004

2005

Chicago
Downstate

1,985
1,317

(60%)
(40%)

Chicago
Downstate

1,462
1,303

(53%)
(47%)

County

2000

Population of Children 6 and Under

2004

2005

Total Tested

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-44

45+

Total Tested

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-44

45+

mcg/dL

mcg/dL

Adams

6,006

534

29

6

4

3

0

985

33

7

0

5

1

Alexander

846

166

7

3

1

0

0

190

7

1

0

1

0

Bond

1,411

256

3

0

0

1

0

319

3

5

1

0

0

Boone

4,569

452

4

4

0

0

0

638

9

0

2

2

2

Brown

398

64

3

0

0

0

0

71

1

0

0

0

0

Bureau

3,022

377

2

1

0

0

0

469

6

2

0

1

0

Calhoun

386

64

1

0

0

0

0

56

0

0

0

0

0

Carroll

1,331

272

2

3

0

2

0

251

5

3

5

2

0

Cass

1,293

299

9

3

0

1

0

310

11

1

1

2

1

Champaign

14,575

1,748

23

7

2

0

0

1,754

32

8

3

4

0

Christian

3,039

498

8

4

1

1

0

365

6

0

1

1

0

Clark

1,491

273

9

0

1

0

0

302

4

1

0

1

0

Clay

1,240

313

3

3

0

0

0

289

4

7

0

2

0

Clinton

3,147

169

1

0

0

0

0

262

5

2

0

0

0

Coles

3,925

484

7

3

0

0

1

598

11

6

2

1

0

Cook w/o Chicago

241,425

31,189

396

125

57

42

9

32,770

384

108

45

50

6

Chicago

308,416

105,047

4,121

1,155

398

385

47

101,033

3,004

782

314

307

59

Crawford

1,581

285

6

2

0

2

0

262

5

0

2

0

0

Cumberland

1,021

144

3

0

0

0

0

179

3

1

0

1

0

DeKalb

7,843

774

12

3

0

1

0

662

8

1

1

0

0

DeWitt

1,497

294

6

2

1

1

0

303

4

0

0

0

0

Douglas

1,906

244

5

1

1

1

0

281

1

4

2

0

0

DuPage

93,555

7,900

198

64

16

16

3

4,636

26

13

4

3

0

Edgar

1,641

179

5

4

0

0

0

344

6

3

0

0

0

Edwards

563

113

3

0

0

0

0

172

4

1

0

0

0

Effingham

3,481

343

7

4

0

0

0

609

6

2

0

1

0

Fayette

1,860

387

8

0

1

0

0

401

11

1

0

0

0

Ford

1,287

106

1

0

0

0

0

62

0

0

1

0

0

Franklin

3,176

250

11

0

0

0

1

295

0

0

0

1

0

Fulton

3,022

368

22

4

1

1

0

437

22

9

3

0

0

Gallatin

504

98

2

0

0

0

0

130

0

0

0

0

0

Greene

1,303

286

8

2

0

2

0

303

6

3

1

0

0

Grundy

3,519

287

1

0

0

0

0

313

0

0

0

0

0

Hamilton

740

103

4

0

0

1

0

94

7

0

0

0

0

Hancock

1,664

363

9

6

4

1

0

366

12

4

2

0

0

Hardin

350

81

0

1

0

1

0

57

0

0

0

1

0

Henderson

667

123

2

0

0

0

0

177

2

0

1

0

0

Henry

4,355

729

17

7

1

4

0

1,002

27

8

2

2

0

Iroquois

2,762

328

12

1

0

0

0

278

6

1

0

0

0

Jackson

4,187

814

14

3

0

1

1

823

5

5

0

1

0

Jasper

817

121

2

0

0

1

0

154

3

2

1

0

0

Jefferson

3,352

542

7

1

0

1

0

675

4

5

1

1

0

Jersey

1,845

242

2

1

0

0

1

297

5

0

1

0

1

Jo Daviess

1,791

184

7

0

0

0

0

136

1

2

1

0

0

Johnson

841

59

0

0

0

0

0

74

0

0

0

0

0

Kane

49,455

6,332

142

39

19

27

2

9,910

242

72

30

32

4

Kankakee

10,337

2,451

45

14

6

5

1

2,435

39

6

3

2

0

Kendall

6,223

372

3

2

0

4

0

319

4

0

1

0

1

Knox

4,532

903

35

14

3

11

0

915

41

17

2

7

0

Lake

75,283

8,026

58

26

11

5

0

8,542

77

20

13

6

1

La Salle

9,978

1,518

30

9

2

3

0

1,313

29

5

3

1

0

Lawrence

1,189

299

3

3

0

1

0

424

5

1

2

0

0

Lee

2,884

291

12

3

2

1

0

323

9

3

2

0

0

Livingston

3,410

758

29

5

2

2

0

720

16

3

2

1

0

Logan

2,406

352

10

3

0

0

0

356

6

0

0

1

0

McDonough

2,058

298

5

2

0

1

0

348

6

1

1

1

0

McHenry

30,310

1,734

16

3

1

1

0

1,756

10

4

3

2

0

McLean

13,763

1,893

20

5

0

5

2

1,929

20

4

1

3

0

Macon

10,477

2,906

132

35

11

0

1

3,008

124

28

13

5

1

Macoupin

4,031

483

7

2

1

0

0

554

7

4

2

0

0

Madison

23,186

2,386

36

13

3

5

0

2,389

35

4

4

6

0

Marion

3,784

711

11

5

1

3

0

634

7

4

2

0

0

Marshall

1,105

107

1

0

1

1

1

112

1

1

0

1

0

Mason

1,357

178

6

1

1

3

0

164

2

3

1

1

0

Massac

1,323

119

1

0

0

0

0

148

2

0

0

0

0

Menard

1,076

105

2

2

1

0

0

68

2

1

2

0

0

Mercer

1,381

275

2

2

1

0

0

362

7

1

0

2

0

Monroe

2,593

163

4

0

1

0

0

189

7

0

0

0

0

Montgomery

2,518

427

10

2

1

1

0

480

16

1

0

0

0

Morgan

2,881

625

18

3

0

3

0

645

19

9

5

5

0

Moultrie

1,327

95

1

0

0

0

0

133

1

0

0

0

0

Ogle

4,699

384

9

2

2

0

0

347

4

1

2

1

0

Peoria

17,883

2,080

118

53

18

18

4

2,668

159

69

25

14

0

Perry

1,759

197

11

1

0

0

0

247

3

1

0

0

0

Piatt

1,476

195

6

1

1

0

0

187

3

2

1

1

0

Pike

1,452

309

10

0

1

0

0

358

10

3

1

1

0

Pope

299

27

0

0

0

0

0

23

0

0

0

0

0

Pulaski

663

78

3

0

0

0

0

54

1

1

0

1

0

Putnam

512

45

1

0

0

0

0

53

1

0

0

0

0

Randolph

2,635

370

17

5

3

0

0

361

19

1

3

1

0

Richland

1,380

213

4

1

0

1

0

251

6

2

1

0

0

Rock Island

13,246

3,781

156

43

9

17

0

3,839

130

38

13

14

1

St. Clair

25,494

5,000

147

42

11

12

4

5,274

147

52

15

12

0

Saline

2,169

475

9

3

0

1

0

558

5

2

0

2

0

Sangamon

17,297

2,408

55

11

6

11

1

3,022

72

24

15

5

0

Schuyler

575

61

2

0

0

1

0

99

2

2

0

0

0

Scott

513

81

0

0

0

0

0

134

5

0

1

0

0

Shelby

1,961

252

4

1

0

1

0

274

4

1

0

3

0

Stark

584

80

6

0

0

0

0

139

4

0

0

0

0

Stephenson

4,280

1,060

34

17

6

4

2

1,131

42

16

5

5

0

Tazewell

11,377

1,058

18

5

0

2

0

1,103

16

3

3

0

1

Union

1,382

160

6

0

1

1

0

186

2

1

0

2

1

Vermilion

7,994

696

23

8

1

6

3

825

42

11

6

8

0

Wabash

1,028

228

11

3

1

1

0

295

5

3

3

1

0

Warren

1,523

271

7

1

1

2

0

290

8

0

1

2

0

Washington

1,220

60

2

0

0

0

0

100

0

0

1

1

0

Wayne

1,436

389

11

0

2

0

0

425

7

2

2

0

0

White

1,103

296

8

0

0

0

0

310

12

2

0

0

0

Whiteside

5,533

1,229

13

5

3

0

0

1,377

17

12

2

1

0

Will

59,504

3,934

44

17

5

4

1

4,415

40

11

2

4

0

Williamson

5,152

293

5

2

2

0

0

298

3

0

0

0

0

Winnebago

27,857

4,267

113

46

25

23

2

4,086

86

49

11

12

2

Woodford

3,329

81

2

1

0

0

0

123

2

1

0

0

0

Unknown

-

50,940

45

11

6

4

0

49,956

64

16

3

5

0

TOTAL

1,243,832

272,757

6,541

1,895

660

660

87

275,108

5,358

1,517

605

562

81

 The 2000 population of children 6
years of age and younger is based on 2000 census data.

The information contained in this report is compiled by the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Elevated blood lead levels (>10 mcg/dL) are reported by laboratories, physicians, hospitals and other health care providers. Non-elevated results (< 10 mcg/dL) are reported by laboratories. Results on all children 15 years old or younger are included in this report. The vast majority of tests (92 percent) are performed on children 6 years old or younger. The total number of children screened in the activity summary boxes and total tested column for 2004 and 2005 are the actual numbers reported to the Department. These numbers include children tested for the first time, as well as those being retested. Where a child has multiple tests, the highest venous result is selected. If there is no venous test, the highest capillary result is selected.

Illinois law requires that results of all blood lead tests be reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program by the directors of laboratories performing the analyses. Blood lead levels greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL also must be reported by physicians, hospital administrators, local health department administrators and directors of laboratories that do not perform blood lead analyses. In either case, results must be reported to the Department's Childhood Lead Poisoning Reporting System at 217-782-3517 or 866-909-3572. For more information about lead poisoning sources and prevention, call the Illinois Lead Program at 866-909-3572 or 217-782-3517. The hearing impaired can reach both programs by dialing 800-547-0466.